...the tiny principality of Liechtenstein.面积很小的列支敦士登公国Zhou was then the most powerful principality playing the role of hegemonic.当时,周是所有诸侯的最高权力统领.A woman who is ruler of a principality.女王,女诸侯:统治公国(或封邑)的妇女.the principalit...
Curiosity is the taproot of an intellectual life , the most valuable of our simian traits.好奇是高智生命的根源，也是我们类人猿特征中最有价值的部分。He seems to prefer intellectual counteroffensives to decrees and crackdowns.他似乎更倾向于用知性的反击来判决和痛击对手.The...
那个女孩是他的幻觉，是他那忧郁不安的头脑妄想出来的。The girl was a mirage, cast up by his troubled mind.我只是妄想着有一天她会和我说话。I just live in hope that one day she'll talk to me.妄想有时也具有潜在的破坏性。Delusions are sometimes insidiously destructive....
The boss of the gambling house raked off 20 % for himself.赌场老板提取20%作为抽头.He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife.当他侮辱老板的妻子时, 他真是犯了一个大错。The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人.Tom'...